Teaser trailer is awesome, though shows nothing. Damn, am I psyched, though. There's sooooo much material to work with for King's work that touches on or takes place in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine.

http://bloody-disgusting.com/tv/3425018 ... stle-rock/

RolandDeschain wrote:Teaser trailer is awesome, though shows nothing. Damn, am I psyched, though. There's sooooo much material to work with for King's work that touches on or takes place in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine.

http://bloody-disgusting.com/tv/3425018 ... stle-rock/

Finally a original idea, it could be considered a town of the Twilight Zone where virtually every thing King has written has a link too.

Well, since it's all going to be based on existing work, I'm not sure how original it is, per se; but I get what you mean.

This has HUGE potential.

Wonder how much of it will have tie-ins to the old movie/book Needful Things. That was in Castle Rock, as I recall.

And yeah, that's... AWESOME!

excited for this as well. i thought hulu was also remaking the stand into an eight part series as well.

I just hope they do it the right way. Big budget, etc.

Seahawk Sailor wrote:Wonder how much of it will have tie-ins to the old movie/book Needful Things. That was in Castle Rock, as I recall.

And yeah, that's... AWESOME!

As was The Dead Zone, Cujo, and The Dark Half.

In Castle Rock.

The Dead Zone
Cujo
"The Body" (novella from Different Seasons)
"Uncle Otto's Truck" (short story which appears in Skeleton Crew)
"Mrs. Todd's Shortcut" (short story which appears in Skeleton Crew)
The Dark Half
"The Sun Dog" (novella from Four Past Midnight)
Needful Things
"It Grows on You" (short story which appears in Nightmares & Dreamscapes)

Works referring to Castle Rock

"Graveyard Shift" (short story which appears in Night Shift)
Creepshow
"Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" (the narrator was a resident before his incarceration at Shawshank)
Pet Sematary (refers to the events of Cujo which take place in Castle Rock)
"Gramma" (short story appearing in Skeleton Crew)
"Nona" (short story appearing in Skeleton Crew)
It
Gerald's Game
Sleepwalkers (Sheriff calls for backup from Castle Rock)
The Stand
Bag of Bones (significant portions of this story are set in Castle Rock, along with Derry, Maine and on TR90 at Dark Score Lake, Maine)
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
Riding the Bullet
Dreamcatcher (refers to the Castle Rock radio station)
"The Man in the Black Suit" (short story which appears in Everything's Eventual)
Kingdom Hospital (Television series)
Lisey's Story
"N." (short story appearing in Just After Sunset)
Under the Dome (Chester's Mill is mentioned as being close to Castle Rock and the road leading to it is shown on the town map in the book's preface)
"Premium Harmony" (short story published in the November 2009 issue of The New Yorker)
11/22/63
A Good Marriage (novella published in the 2010 collection Full Dark, No Stars)
Doctor Sleep
Revival


Derry was another popular town he used a lot as well and of course Jerusalem's Lot in Salems Lot. Abpve was taken from Wiki.

chris98251 wrote:In Castle Rock.

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Derry was another popular town he used a lot as well and of course Jerusalem's Lot in Salems Lot. Abpve was taken from Wiki.

I'm disappointed. I thought you'd written all this from memory.

Seriously though, wow, what a huge cross reference. I mean, in hindsight I recognise all the links, but never saw them all thus summarised. Thank you!

Went to the Annual General meeting of my local semi-professional footy club (Aussie Rules) I'm a Member of, a couple of weeks ago. Listed as one of the deceased Life Members was Frank Dodd.

The first three episodes were released yesterday. Anyone watched this yet?

Stoked. That is all......

Sweet...gotta find it. Have high Hope's.

I've heard they're very good and absolutely FILLED with King references. I'm waiting for the season to be over so I can shotgun it all at once.

I've been enjoying it quite a bit so far and it's definitely got a ton of references to King's library of work. Just heard today that it's done really well in viewership and has been renewed for a second season.

I'm a few episodes in and it's decent. Nothing great but worth the watch. I'm not all that familiar with Stephen King, so maybe I'm the wrong person to critique the show, but it feels like it can be so much better. It just doesn't feel on par with a show that HBO, Netflix or Showtime would make. The reviews have been subpar, metacritic has it sitting in the 60's which isn't great. It's the type of show that will keep you watching based on the mystery and unknown. I'll likely finish it, but there are probably much better shows out there.

I am finding it just okay at this point. Maybe trying to build up the plot a bit but was not what I was expecting. I am sure it will come together.

I can see why some aren't overly excited about it. It's definitely not a fast paced action packed show, but more of a slow burn. I think it's headed down a path for longevity instead of the quick pay offs. Both have their place and I can enjoy shows of either variety, but this one is definitely the slow burn variety using both the obvious and not so obvious King Novel references to keep the ardent King fans interested until the (hopeful) payoff down the road

I'm only a couple episodes in, but I really like how the show is shaping up so far. I think the actor who plays Henry has been really good. I really missed John Locke's (Terry O'Quinn) presence/voice and was pleasantly surprised by his appearance in the first episode and the ensuing voice overs/narrations.

So far the show has enough mystery and unknowns that I want to keep watching. Interested to see where the side characters end up going (new Warden, Zalewski, Pangborn, Molly). Definitely some interesting relationships going on with how they all interact with Henry and of course Henry's history in the town.

Ok I just watched episode 9 over the weekend and everything is coming together really well. I am not sure if they plan to end this season and start a fresh story next season or continue this story next year, but I guess I'll find out soon as the final episode of season 1 comes out Wednesday. I do like the direction they took it. That's all I'll say so as not to put in spoilers for those waiting to binge it.

I can't find whether it is on in Australia - it does not seem to be on Netflix or Stan, and I'm not currently subbed to any other streaming services.

Aussie Seahawk wrote:I can't find whether it is on in Australia - it does not seem to be on Netflix or Stan, and I'm not currently subbed to any other streaming services.

Castle Rock is a Hulu original series, so as far as I know, it's only available on Hulu. I believe (not 100%) that hulu is only available in the USA, so I'm assuming it's not available in Australia without a workaround.

Kidhawk, you are probably correct, thanks. We'll just have to wait until it eventually gets released on some platform or other here.

Now that I've seen the series all the way through, I'm kind of disappointed in the end of season 1. I did enjoy the season and episode 9 of 10 was probably the best of the bunch. Still not going to add spoilers, but I was disappointed with the way they chose to end it. Maybe it'll be for the best once season 2 starts, but for now, I'll just have to wait and see. Overall though, still a thoroughly enjoyable series.

Just cruised through 7 episodes, show is great. Love all the references sprinkled in.

The 7th episode 'The Queen' deserves some Emmy recognition, Sissy Spacek was terrific. Thought it felt very Leftovers'y and the final song used is by the composer on the Leftovers, which was icing on the cake.

I've also heard episode 9 is solid.

mistaowen wrote:Just cruised through 7 episodes, show is great. Love all the references sprinkled in.

The 7th episode 'The Queen' deserves some emmy recognition, great episode. I've also heard episode 9 is solid.

Episode 7 was well acted and executed. It definitely has that feel that it was almost built to get nominations. 9 though is, for me, the best episode of the season. It's so good that it may be why I found myself disappointed in the final episode last night.

kidhawk wrote:

mistaowen wrote:Just cruised through 7 episodes, show is great. Love all the references sprinkled in.

The 7th episode 'The Queen' deserves some emmy recognition, great episode. I've also heard episode 9 is solid.

Episode 7 was well acted and executed. It definitely has that feel that it was almost built to get nominations. 9 though is, for me, the best episode of the season. It's so good that it may be why I found myself disappointed in the final episode last night.

Just finished the season. I agree, I thought the finale was good overall but don't like how they ended it. Especially since it's considered an anthology series so next season will be a different story in the same world. Overall, very happy with the season and excited for what they do next. Episode 7 and 9 should be in the running for some Emmy's I think.

**Kind of spoilers?**


Post credits scene with Jane Levy seems to hint next season will take place within the work of The Shining.

mistaowen wrote:

kidhawk wrote:

mistaowen wrote:Just cruised through 7 episodes, show is great. Love all the references sprinkled in.

The 7th episode 'The Queen' deserves some emmy recognition, great episode. I've also heard episode 9 is solid.

Episode 7 was well acted and executed. It definitely has that feel that it was almost built to get nominations. 9 though is, for me, the best episode of the season. It's so good that it may be why I found myself disappointed in the final episode last night.

Just finished the season. I agree, I thought the finale was good overall but don't like how they ended it. Especially since it's considered an anthology series so next season will be a different story in the same world. Overall, very happy with the season and excited for what they do next. Episode 7 and 9 should be in the running for some Emmy's I think.

**Kind of spoilers?**


Post credits scene with Jane Levy seems to hint next season will take place within the work of The Shining.

I also was thinking that they planned to have each season be a one and done type of thing, but that ending makes me think that season one will bleed over into the future and whether that rears it's head in season 2 or a future season I have no idea.

BTW, I've been keeping this thread as free of spoilers as possible, but if anyone wants to talk specifics feel free to start a spoiler thread.

I want to read what you're all saying, but I can't. I'll binge it as soon as the season's over, lol.

RolandDeschain wrote:I want to read what you're all saying, but I can't. I'll binge it as soon as the season's over, lol.

I don’t blame you. I wouldn’t read anything til it was done either. I can say that there are no real spoilers in the thread, but I am going to start a spoiler thread so feel free to watch it and jump in